right now at 5:00 a.m., the countdown to the college football playoff national championship. here's a live look from santa clara where the weather impacted fanney vents over the weekend. a live look at the college football super fans still living on the billboard. will the weather have an impact on that game today. we'll ask mike that question in a second. can i tell you, man, this is not the california weather that these folks probably had in mind, and it's cold. they really put the tents to good use this weekend. >> looked like the clemson fan was up, mike. >> uh-oh. >> oh, no. maybe he had a rough night. i bet he had a rough day yesterday and the day before with the rain coming downside ways. hopefully they were waterproof enough to keep them comfortable as they could be. here's a look where the potential rain is now. you get an arc like this, a lot

of times it's the radar looking into the clouds and the moisture is not quite coming out and falling to the ground. there could be sprinkles and patches of light rain across the north bay this morning. that's about it as far as the morning goes. we'll have a little bit of fog in other places and we're running in the mid-40s to 50 degrees. look how mild it's going to be, even with the lack of sunshine. 56 to 57 at noon. 57 to 59, maybe a sliver of sunshine at 4:00 and mainly cloudy at 7:00. still, in the mid to upper 50s. this warm weather will lead to more rain. let's get alexis in here. >> overall, we're drying out this morning. not bad on 680 through-wall nut creek. but many more vehicles out there today than any day that we had last week. here we go. southbound 680 is filling in. a lot of folks hitting the brakes north of 24. no incidents along that route. certainly, a little more company than you did if you were one of

the few working last week. westbound 80, still in the green at 19 minutes. a little delay approaching el portal drive. they're working on clearing that. no metering lights for the bay bridge. that should happen on 525 once you make it through the toll plaza. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, you're looking great in the green as well. >> thank you, alexis. >> college football playoffs national championship at levi's stadium. >> the weekend rain canceled some events. today will be much better. matt keller has what you need to know. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. game time is at 5:00 and levi's stadium is ready. they have the big signs up. right behind the gates here, it's going to be busy. it's the all state championship. a full day of outdoor activities including live music, sports, broadcast and zip line for fans. the game is happening rain or

shine. the wet weather forced the cancellation of a concert. ellie goulding and one republic were supposed to perform. i'm so sorry everyone with a broken heart emoji. >> they had to cancel it. i was like, disappointed, you know. >> reporter: imagine dragons and lil wayne rehearsal was canceled yesterday due to my winds and inclement weather. the two are teaming up for the college football playoff halftime performance tonight. that will be exciting. tickets for tonight's game are historically cheap. i checked ticketmaster and found tickets for $167 each. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> still a chance to go out there. clemson and alabama will face off at levi stadium tonight. you can watch the national championship on our sister network, espn and again, kickoff at 5:00. new this morning, vallejo

police investigating a shooting. this happened yesterday morning. police were called to a building on nebraska near napa street. a man was trespassing. police tried to detain the suspect. they say the suspect pulled out a knife, refused to drop the weapon and went after the officers. that's when one officer opened fire. that man was taken to the hospital. police say his injuries are not serious. the officer who shot him is an administrative leave. in the east bay, the president of the berkeley school board remains in the hospital this morning along with her wife after the couple was hit by a car. 53-year-old judy appel and allison bernstein were hit as they crossed martin luther king, jr. way. this happened on saturday. the couple lives nearby. both women were critically injured. the 81-year-old driver is cooperating with police. mayor libby schaaf and other officials will be sworn in at city hall today.

schaaf takes the oath of office for a second term. it's free and open to the public. space is limited. the inaugural gala will be held later this week. nancy pelosi is thanking supporters. >> crowds gathered to hear her speak yesterday in san francisco. she thanked local leaders for their efforts and told stories about officials who she's worked with for decades. her message was simple. america needs to become a place of love again and not hate. >> faith and the goodness of others gives people hope. america is a country whose heart is full in love but we have to make sure that people identify it that way. we have a challenge right now. >> of course, we should note she thanked those who are not elected officials but used their time, money and effort to make change. there will be no shuttle surface, visitor surface, parking or restrooms. a spokesperson for the golden

gate national recreation area says some staff will be there to be sure facilities are protected. at 5:30, a live report with the latest on our government shutdown. more on that wild weekend weather. flooding forced a movie theater on broadway and fairfax to cancel showings of aqua man. take a look at this photo from yesterday afternoon. moviegoers say aside from the damaged area, the theater appeared to be fine. some homeowners are cleaning up this morning after the weekend downpo downpour. >> here's a video of a home 1:30 yesterday. yikes. culvert -- homeowner was checking on the culvert and stepped away for two minutes and the fence came down. >> i noticed the -- it knocked into the little creek there and it started flooding the front yard flooded. it was a couple of feet of water right there and we had to open the gate.

>> he told us the water did get into his garage. but his home actually stayed dry, which seems miraculous. speaking of water, a waterspout off santa cruz. the national weather service tweeted this video of the funnel forming yesterday. a waterspout is basically a tornado that forms over water instead of land. the weather service says there was a strong cell moving at the time. if you see something happening where you live, we would love to see your pictures or post them on social media. use the #abc 7 now. a lot of people will be taking pictures later this week, mike. >> there's definitely more chances of rain on the way. thunderstorms are possible again tomorrow and wednesday. until then, the north bay has the best chance of seeing light showers not only this morning but again during the afternoon hours. temperatures here, 39 at santa temperatures here, 39 at santa rosa, clear lake and yu

you can see vallejo at 47. lafayette, fairfield, san carlos, redwood city, daly city, 50 in san jose. alameda and san francisco at 51. here's a look at san francisco from the exploratorium camera at pier 15. if you're out and about today, stray showers exercising. there's early puddles and yard work. it's too soggy. put it off a couple of days. here's 60 at 2:00. back down to 55 at 8:00 with a little sunshine late this afternoon. same thing around the peninsula. 50 this morning. 56 at noon. a break in the cloud cover once in a while in the afternoon hours and back down to 56 by 8:00. then the south bay, it's going to be dry. 49 this morning. 54 at 10:00. noon we're at 57. let's jump ahead to around 4:00. a little tailgating possible. 59. and 57 degrees during most of the game. let's get it over to alexis. i'll be back in a second to talk more about the chances of rain tomorrow.

i've got good news on a couple of earlier issues. one eastbound 580 as you come off the richmond-san rafael bridge before marina bay. several vehicles hit a large piece of debris. that's cleared from the boards. sounds like everyone involved did leave the scene there. it's not a blocking situation any longer. same thing here. southbound 85 off ramp to blossom hill. we had a crash but that's cleared from the board as well. no residual delays there. that traffic coming towards us, filling in. no delays from 280-680 to highway 85. should take about 11 minutes. damaged in the napa earthquake, it's finally reopening for business today. it caused numerous cracks chunk fell off near the roof line. part of the reason it's taken more than four years to fix this is because the building is on the national register of historic places.

it opened in 1879. the repairs cost about $23 million. did you know some of b.a.r.t.s original train cars are still in operation. >> something that's older than me. this week the b.a.r.t. board will look at what will happen to the cars when they retire next year. here are options under consideration. they may be sold to another transit system operator for use, they could be scrapped and recycled, buried in the ocean for use as an artificial reef or -- this is interesting -- reused as housing or shelter. more than 400 cars are slated for retirement in 2020. there is something newcombing to some school campuses in marin county. also ahead, kevin spacey set to appear before a judge this morning. what's expected to happen in court. critics may have ripped it apart. apart. the team had the last

here's a look at the storm impact scale for tomorrow. there will be some light daytime showers as the air mass will be very moist. but the energy really comes in during the evening and overnight hours. that's when we have a best chance of heavier showers with thunderstorms and gusts up to 30 miles per hour. you want to know how it looks hour by hour? stick around. i'm less than seven minutes away with that. this morning, the search is intensifying for this woman.

she's accused of hitting and killing a nail salon owner. surveillance video captured her get away. gio benitez has more in first look. >> in this gma first look, we're getting a new look at the woman police say is responsible for a deadly hit and run caught on tape outside of a las vegas nail salon. crystal whipple killed the woman while trying to flee the salon's parking lot without paying for a $35 manicure. the 21-year-old allegedly telling staff she was going to get cash from her car. but instead, authorities say she fled. this disturbing surveillance video shows nguyen running in front of the rental car. the car accelerates driving into nguyen. herlio e before the off. we'll hear exclusively from the suspect's family as they plea for her to come out of hiding coming up at 7:00 a.m.

with your gma first look, i'm gio benitez, abc news, new york. actor kevin spacey will appear in court today. he faces charges of indecent assault and battery involving an 18-year-old busboy in massachusetts. spacey is accused of groping the son of a former boston news anchor at a nantucket bar in 2016. he plans to enter a not guilty plea. this is the first criminal case brought against spacey after several sexual misconduct allegations came to light in 2017. if convicted, he could face as many as five years in prison. he'll be in court at 8:00 this morning our time former vice president joe biden will announce whether he will run for president in 2020. >> on friday, he told cnn he would make up his mind soon. he has ran twice in the past. biden is currently leading in several polls among democratic contenders. a stunning upset at the golden globes this year. many thought bradley cooper's a

star is born would clean up. >> another hit took the award home. bohemian rhapsody. >> a big shocker in beverly hills. going to bohemian rhapsody. some audiences liked it but many ripped it apart. he won best actor and thanked the deceased queen frontman. this is for and because of you, gorgeous. the most wins on the night, three for green book. will race relations in the south in the '60s. won best comedy or musical and mahershala ali won best supporting actor. glenn close for the wife and a star is born won only best song for shallow. vice went into the night with most nominations. christian bale won the only award. he plays vp dick cheney. during the speech. thank you to satan for how to

play the role. >> the first asian person ever to co-host. during her monologue, she emotionally acknowledged things are changing in hollywood. >> i see you. all these faces of change. >> she won an award. best tv drama actress for killing eve. elsewhere on the tv side, the first year netflix comedy, the coe min ski method took best comedy and michael douglas. a couple of globes for roma. backstage at the golden globes, jason a then son. trouble at a party in west hollywood. variety reports a scammer posing as security tricked some celebrities into giving up their tickets. victims including sara highland and others initially could not get into the party at the chateau marmont hotel. they gave their tickets to a man in the hotel lobby who, as it turns out, had nothing to do with the party. no word on exactly what the scammer did with all those stolen tickets. maybe they were causing a little bit of trouble and getting

satisfaction from that. who knows? >> that's too bad. sniemtd it all worked out. >> they're still famous and rich and got into the party. >> they have to deal with what common people have to deal with sometimes. weather knows no discriminati discrimination. about an inch in the south bay. still a little damp this morning, san jose. limited sunshine today. chance of showers, light showers mainly across the north bay. mild tonight. talking lows in the 50s. pretty close to where the highs should be and clouds and fog are possible. then several days with rain through my accuweather seven-day forecast. highs today, up north they will be the coolest. lakeport around ukiah. 50, 55. up to 62 in san jose and concord. look at the lows tonight. most of us around 50 to 54 degrees. that's because this system is coming in and this is the warm

sector right here. that's what's going to roll over us tonight. that's why we'll be foggy tonight. maybe a little misty at times. when the low starts to come in, it's going to bring us pretty impressive chances of rain. here we are at 9:30 this morning. best chance across the north bay. into the evening hours, best chance across the north bay. overnight, a few scattered light showers there with all the moisture coming in. 6:30 tomorrow morning, we're seeing, yep, some of that dampness out there. i'm really watching this. this storm looks really impressive at 5:30 when it's offshore and it's got red in it. it falls apart a little bit. it's borderline a 2. then it drops down to a 1 because it becomes scattered. we'll have a chance of rain. early in the morning wednesday and wednesday afternoon into thursday will be fine. then we'll have moderate showers friday and again sunday with saturday morning and afternoon. the driest if you have plans this weekend. all right. let's take a look at the commute. here's alexis.

we've had a handful of issues. nothing majorooloinking at a mu bay bridge toll plaza than we've seen the last couple of weeks with -- i don't have official word that the metering lights are on. carpool lanes are open though. you're cruising through without issues. a bit of a delay near niles canyon road. it does sound like the shoulder is blocked. there were reports of big barrel, like a sand barrel in the middle of the roadway. sounds like a vehicle did hit that. unfortunately, that vehicle is totalled. we've got a tow truck on the way to the scene. folks down to take a look at that. overall, drive times are looking okay. southbound 680, highway 4 to walnut creek, six minutes. westbound 24 to highway 13 and westbound 580, trace toy dublin. you're in the yellow. not terrible. but it is filling in. that's at 47 minutes. thanks, alexis. new in the north bay, a new electric car charging stations

to school campus this is marin county. the marin ij, the san rafael city schools district is installing charging stations at nine locations, including three high schools, a middle school and five elementary schools. it's the first school district in marin to do so. a series of grants and rebates will help to fund the new charging stations. ford is trying to capture the attention of law enforcement with the new hybrid suv. >> the police utility will be rye leased later this year. they can save hundreds of gallons of gas a year. assuming the average price of gas is $2.50 per gallon, that adds up to $3,000 in savings per vehicle. disneyland is raising prices as they get ready to open a star wars themed expansion. the increase he is went into effect this weekend. the least he can pensive will be

more than $100. parking and annual passes also went up. the expansion is scheduled to open over the summer with two new attractions, disney is the parent company of abc 7. p up next, the seven things you need to know to start your day. a new bachelor begins his jurn toy find love tonight. a sneak peek showing how one contestant introduces herself. more local hot topics coming your way today. we're expanding the 11:00 a.m. to a full

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seven days worth of rain. number 2, gavin newsom will be sworn in as the governor of california. the inauguration takes place on the steps of the capitol later this morning. live coverage on midday live at 11:00 a.m. libby schaaf and other officials will be sworn in at city hall today. schaaf will take the oath of office for a second term at 11:00 a.m. the ceremony is free and open to the public. space is limited. number 4, today is the college football playoff national championship at levi stadium. the weekend rain canceled some of the fun. the game happens no matter what. you can watch it on espn. number 5, actor kevin spacey will appear in court today. he faces indecent assault charges of a busboy in massachusetts. if convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. n lot of folks heading back to work and school

after a nice, long holiday break. we're looking at san mateo bridge right now. volume slowly filling in. we're still in the hayward into foster city should take you about 20 minutes. and number 7, glenn close stole the show at the globes. she stunned everyone including herself for her role in the wife. lady gaga was the favorite. >> i love glenn close's reaction. >> she's just the best. lady gaga will get her chance at the oscars rs we'll see. bachelor colton underwood begins his journey to find love tonight. >> 30 women will try to win his heart and one of those contestants will apparently be known as cinderella. >> how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> you know how to make an entrance. >> i'm looking for my prince charming. i can't wait to get to know you better. come find me before the clock strikes midnight. >> see you inside. she lost her slipper.

or sandal. >> that's 28-year-old first introduction to him. he's a former tight end who played in the nfl. you can watch the season premiere tonight at 8:00 on abc 7. >> it is the best way to find true love. coming back for 90 minutes of news including why living in one east bay community may soon cost more. also, california rises. the special

i had so much doubt in me. my current supervisor reached out on linkedin. we set up a phone interview and from there i was hired. linkedin was the matchmaker. working in communications services, i can be a voice for those who want to push past their limits. i'm in it to connect people. now at 5:30, gavin newsom will officially become california's new governor today. the swearing-in ceremony and how you can watch. over 800,000 government workers still without a paycheck. we're live in washington, d.c.

with the latest on the shutdown. a big cleanup after a bad weekend storm. which days we can expect more rain this week. good morning, it is monday, january 7th. yeah. that was a lot, mike, over the weekend. >> yes, it was. lived up to its billing, didn't it? >> it certainly did. yesterday was more than what i expected. it was a deluge. i felt like it was a ghost town in the city. nobody wanted to go outside. >> that's the way it felt in our house, too. we were kind of on the couch watching football or taking down christmas still >> the rain was coming downside ways. >> i think lisa and drew made the right call and raised it to a 3 yesterday. that was a good call on their part. let look at what's going on. 5 clob 30 on a monday. i wanted to show you our live doppler. mt. saint helene. the doppler on mt. observe number is. it's 15,000 feet by the time it hits the radar returns. most likely that is still in the

clouds. i looked at santa rosa, napa, they're reporting both cloudy conditions. there may be a few sprinkles. just mainly cloudy and fog developed. mid-40s to 50 at 7:00. look how mild it will be. even with the lack of sunshine today and humid for us. 56 to 57 at noon. 57 to 59 at 4:00 with a sliver of sunshine. then still mild this evening. 54 to 57. let's find out what the damp roads are doing to your morning commute. hi alexis. >> good morning, mike. folks not -- the bay bridge is drying out, too. pretty breezy overnight. we still have not gotten official word that the metering lights are on for the bay bridge. i'm almost certain they'll be on. we're seeing a backup in the fastrak lanes into the maze. unless you use the carpool lanes, you have a wait. it's back to regular volume today. santa rosa to petaluma, looking good in the green at 14 minutes. castro valley to the maze at 14.

northbound 101 to highway 85. wide open at 12 minutes. alexis, thank you. a bit of a break from the rain today means cleanup for a lot of us. the storms left its mark. >> amy hollyfield is live in south san francisco. amy, good morning. >> reporter: hi. good morning. check out this tree behind me. it could not handle this storm. it came crashing down yesterday here in south san francisco. this is south san francisco drive and green park terrace. it did not land on a nearby house, so that was the good news. no one was hurt. look at what the storm did in san francisco. the water in the bay was so choppy, crashing up along the embarcadero. forcing it to close between howard and mission. that was both saturday and sunday. pier 14 was also closed. the department of emergency management was asking people to avoid the area. >> never seen a tide so high in the bay. kind of scary.

whoa. especially the -- there's like wood floating at the end of the pier over there. >> reporter: here is another tree that came down in south san francisco. this one nearly missing a resta. this tree that we're standing in front of, it was blocking the entire street. it took them a while to chop away to branches to get one lane open so cars could get through here. it's a huge tree. they were able to move the entire thing. that will be today's project. reporting live in south san francisco. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. chp expects more accidents and flooded roads as more rain moves into the bay area later this week. >> take a look at this car that endied up in a creek. an off-duty emt helped to rescue the person behind the wheel. the driver suffered a head injury. another car overturned on scenic avenue in san anselmo.

here in san francisco, flooding was a problem along the embarcadero. officials issued an advisory warning people to avoid the cor second day in a row. this is what it looked like as you sethat pouring on to the embarcadero. the department of emergency management listed the advisory early in the afternoon. you can always track the weather where you live on our abc 7 news app. enable push alerts to get the latest weather advisories to your phone. now to the government shutdown. weekend meetings made little progress in more than 800,000 government workers continue to go without a paycheck. >> president trump could declare a national emergency and get the military to build his wall. serena marshall is live in washington with more. >> reggie, jessica, good morning. the impasse between republicans and democrats seems to have grown.

the white house is now moving the goalposts, including measures that aren't for the wall but additional border security another meeting at the white house and another day without a deal. the government shutdown in its third week. come friday, 800,000 employees are on the verge of missing their first paycheck. the president's message to them? >> i can relate and i'm sure that the people on the receiving end will make adjustments. >> federal employees don't see it. >> they're not really sympathetic to what's going on. >> across the country, the impact are also being felt. long lines at newso tsa officer sick because they're not getting paid. the president considered declaring a national emergency and use the military to build his wall. >> i think the president would be wide open to a court challenge saying, where is the emergency? >> democrats accuse the president of changing his demands asking for $5.7 billion not for a wall but a steel barrier. steel is already what is used for the border fence.

they're also asking for a roughly $7 billion, about 4.2 billion of that for additional detention beds and want more i.c.e. officers and border patrol agents and the government is trying to mitigate the fallout from the shutdown according to the "washington post," the department of housing and urban development sent letters to 1500 landlords warning them and trying to stop the possible eviction of tenants living in housing facilities as sponsored by h.u.d. has has run out of funds because the contract was not renewed as the shutdown continues. live in washington, serena marshall, abc 7 news. >> thank you. happening today, gavin newsom will be sworn in as governor of california. it happens on the steps of the capitol. one of newsom's first moves when he takes office would be a proposal to give families six months of paid leave after the birth of a child. right now, california offers six

weeks of partially paid leave. the time will be included in newsom's first budget plan. it's unclear how we would pay for that. on the eve of the inauguration, gavin newsom and his wife hosted a benefit concert for victims of last year's wildfires. ♪ >> always be at home in paradise ♪ >> some of the performers shared a deeper connection, like natives you just heard from. >> public officials from the devastated communities of butte county received a warm welcome, including the sheriff. >> the outpouring of support that my community has received from all over the state has been is is just another exaho peoplee >> the con sefcert raised more $5 million. governor-elect newsom's inauguration set to begin at 11:00 a.m. this morning. we'll have live coverage on abc

7 news midday live expanding to a full hour today. join us every day at 11:00 after the view. you're never more than seven minutes a away from the accuweather forecast. 51 in pittsburgh this morning. 50 in concord. walnut creek and livermore. let's check out other neighborhoods. we're pretty much around 50 to 51 for the bay. cooler in the hills at 43. santa rosa at 39. 47 in napa and 46 in vallejo. here's a look at the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. they had 2 inches. you can see a few puddles there you'll be driving through this morning. watch out for the wet roads. that's what i have for your commute planner. around the bay, much lighter. the transit, a littlep isorng. some caution there. let's talk about what's going to happen starting in the east bay neighborhood. 52 and cloudy. we'll see a little sunshine

breakthrough the clouds this afternoon. that will push us into the upper 50s. still 57 degrees at 8:00. all right. for the north bay, a little cooler. little longer. we're in the mid to upper 40s through 10:00. this is an area that has a chance of a stray shower and throughout the afternoon hours you'll be the coolest with mid-50s. 52 at 8:00. our last stop will be san francisco. we're going to be pretty cloudy. just about all day today. temperatures around the mid to upper 50s. notice once the sunsets and stars come out a little bit, we're still in the upper 50s like we were during the day. that will lead to a mild night tonight and a chance of thunderstorms tuesday and wednesday. i'll talk about that coming up. first, got your hands full this morning as do our commuters. >> we're getting busier as we speak. let's get right to it. we've got hulfents we hav metering lights are on. we knew they probably were. mayb a wait for

fastrak and cash users this morning. back to the normal volumes. it's been a nice couple of weeks of lighter than average traffic with the holiday. that is over starting this morning. northbound 17, santa cruz mountains, a rollover crash. a vehicle landed on its roof near laurel road. sounds like a minor injury. the driver is out of the vehicle. we're seeing delays there. want to check drive times. tracy to dublin, 580, 51 mince. dublin at mission boulevard, a crash on the shoulder slowing you down between dublin and mission boulevard. 23 minutes. 101 to cupertino, looking goods in the green at 15 minutes. the college football playoff national championship is tonight. crews at levi's stadium put a tarp on the field before the rain this week yenld. the storm impacted gram-related events.

organizers and be law enforcement canceled the concert. ellie goulding and onestage. a taped rehearsal with imagine dragons and lil wayne also had to be canceled. clemson and alabama face off at levi's stadium tonight. you can watch the playoff national championships starting at 5:00 tonight on our sister station, espn. a surprise for the stars. why a bunch of health care providers ended up in the audience at the golden globes. it is 5:41. here's a live look outside this morning as we start our

we're loving the weekend snow? the sierra. it has side effects another hour and 15 minutes. avalanche warning. you can see this entire area of red from truckee down the pass close to yosemite. they have snow this morning. but taper to snow showers. 48 in yosemite. you can see heading south, we have a few showers possible from monterey to santa barbara. mainly cloudy, low to mid-60s in so cal. showers from the north bay to eureka and towards chico. we have about five days of the next seven with a chance of rain. the storms aren't going to be as

potent in the north bay. just snow showers this morning. then wednesday, we have light apartments of snow. i should say in the sierra in tahoe. friday and saturday snow showers and best chance of light to moderate snow is sunday. in the east bay, the dog walkers -- faces arraignment today. the dog walker's attorney is accusing her of triggering the encounter. cindy stainer was jogging along the trail in the oakland hills last week when two dogs attacked her she said. she used pepper spray on the dogs to protect herself. the attorney for the woman walking the dogs says stainer overreacted. >> my client tried to grab the pepper spray from her hand. it was at that point that ms. strainer grabbed my client by the hair. when she had my client's hair, my client bit to get her to release her. all she had done in this case was defend first her dogs

against an unprovoked attack. the suspect, 19-year-old oakland resident alma cad wal der had no prior criminal record. also in the east bay, city leaders in orinda will discuss an increase in sales tax to pay for roads. it raises about a million bucks a year. it will expire in march of 2022. the city council will discuss whether it should continue, allowed to expire or increase it more than half a cent. if the tax goes up, the money would pay for road improvements and repairs. the council meets tomorrow. the golden globes did something last night that a lot of awards shows don't offer. that is have actual surprises. >> sandra oh co-hosted the show with andy samberg. oh won a second golden globe. she won for killing eve. now for the upsets. bohemian rhapsody won best drama and rami malek won best actor.

green book took home three awards, best movie, musical or comedy. glenn close won for best actress in a drama and a lot of people expected the award to go to lady gaga for her performance in a star is born. quite a bit of upsets last night. >> yeah. made it fun. >> also bay area winners. congratulations. mahershala ali. the golden globes know how to host a party with shots. flu shots bs that is. >> roll up your sleeves, hollywood. you're all getting flu shots. >> was this funny? i thought it was lame. >> it scared keith urban. he almost went chuck norris on them. he was repulsed. see right there? did you see that? >> a lot of people don't like needles. this is not a fun surprise. >> i don't know. >> anyway. trained health care professionals walked around with

needles. >> they were really giving them shots. >> they're from the local rite aid. >> i'd be like what are you putting in me? >> no way. >> i know. i don't like to look at needles. >> did someone actually take it. >> a female, i didn't see her face. i was watching the needle go in her room. actually took one. >> if you're at the doctor's office and it's a normal setting, okay. but if you're like at an awards show and someone comes up to you with a needle, that's alarming. wow. >> we're not going to give you pizzas. we're going to give you flu shots. >> get to go the audience and delivering things, we're done. please don't do it at the oscars. >> that was the idea. >> unless it's pizza. >> leave the medical to the doctors. there you go. let's take a look at what's going on weatherwise. that was an interesting segment. that was for sure. rainfall, i missed with san rafael up there. looks like our software went

down alexis to pick your cameras. we're going to look at sfo and talk about san rafael that had more than 5 inches of rain. sfo could have delays, not because of the rain but because of the low clouds hanging around. mostly cloudy today. our best chance of random showers is across the north bay. mild tonight, a little bit of dense fog. maybe a stray shower in the north bay. better chances of rain five of the next seven days. a look at the highs. 60s. fremont, palo alto southward to upper 50s for the rest of us. you can see the green up near lakeport and the green near cloverdale tonight. maybe santa rosa again. in the low to mid-50s. comma shape. impressive looking storm, isn't it? we're on the front side of it, the warm sector. even with the cloud cover, we're going to be warm and humid. not only today but also tonight. once the energy catches up with that moisture, we've got a chance of light daytime showers

on tuesday and heavier showers and thunderstorms once the sunsets and winds gusting possibly to 30 miles per hour. so right now it's a 1. it's start to go show tendencies to be a 2. we may have to change that with the newest models come in, in a couple of hours. wednesday afternoon to thursday we'll be dry. friday is impressive with some rain up to half an inch. saturday mainly dry until the evening and sunday, another chance of a half inch of rain. alexis? >> good morning mike. we have plenty of heavy traffic at this point. we're filling in, in the south bay here. no incidents blocking. san jose, 280 and 217, a lot more vehicles on the roads in the last several weeks. back at full volume today. mass transit looking good. out of the central valley on time. normal service, no delays for capital corridor. drive times here as well. southbound 680, walnut creek to dblin, 15 minutes. it gets slow between dublin and

mission boulevard near state route 84. santa rosa to san francisco, coming in at 53 minutes. this should be in the yellow if not in the red. northbound 17, not sure what's going on with the sensors. we have a rollover crash near laurel road. emergency crews blocking the lane. >> thank you, alexis. united airlines new emotional support animal policy goes into effect today. >> cats, dogs and miniature horses are emotional animals. they have to be older than four months. the airlines says younger animals don't have the necessary shots. >> but it's okay to bring a miniature horse on the plane? okay. new at 6:00, would you pay 21 bucks for a cup of coffee? why some people will pay that in san francisco this week. first, stuck in the mud. a stretch of highway that remains closed this morning. libraries in a bay air request i can't county are doing

5:54 on a damp monday morning. a few light showers across the north bay. tuesday in the north bay. a chance of just a general chance thunderstorms. look at that. by wednesday, yep, it's over just about all of our neighborhoods. hour by hour look at how it's going to affect you coming up. thank you, mike. not just here, northern california, a stretch of highway 1 remains closed while crews clean up from the damage from a mudslide over the weekend. heavy equipment lifted tons of debris off the pacific coast highway in malibu. the slide forced the highway patrol to close between highway

1 between the western end of mol beau and oxnard. several vehicles got stuck in the mud. officials are more concerned about mud lieds and areas burned by the woolsly fire as the week goes on. a temporary stop -- because of an equipment break. the ocean cleanup project has been using a device to clean up the great pacific garbage patch. heavy rains and wind recently damaged the device. it's now being towed to hawaii so engineers can assess the damage. on the peninsula, san mateo county libraries are getting rid of late fees. starting today, library card holders will not be penalized for returning items late. but the county will charge replacement fees for any lost items. the county says it wants everyone in the community to have easy access to books, dvds and other materials. alexis. >> that sounds great. taking a look at the roads, not so great here. you have a lot of company if

you're headed out the door. no blocking incidents. just back at full volume here today. metering lights on as of 5:30. i don't think we had them turned on, maybe one day last week. that was nice. back to reality this morning. we also have a rollover crash in the south bay. northbound 17 in the santa cruz mountains. still have the right lane blocked near laurel road and starting to add to that drive time. 9 miles an hour, 4 miles an hour approaching. plan on significant delays. let check in with meteorologist mike nicco. thank you very much. here's the hour by hour look. we'll start with a chance of a light shower across the north bay. then again during the latter part of the afternoon and evening hours. overnight, that air mass may give way to drizzle. we may wake up with damp spots in the morning. right now, i'm keeping the storm at a 1. let's jump ahead and you can see the yellows, the oranges and the reds offshore. the reds and oranges come into

the north bay at 5:00. that's some moderate to spobl heavy downpours. the storm falls apart a little bit during the evening hours. when the next data komts up. i may be bumping this up to a 2. a moderate storm. we know what that did over the weekend. here's jessica. aqua man is ruling the seas, as well as the box office for the third week. the superhero film reeled in $37 million. that pushed it past the quarter billion dollar mark in domestic sales. mary poppins returns dropped to third followed by superman into the -- spider-man into the spider verse. >> bumblebee new at 6:00, if you have a food allergy, it might be in your head. the new research

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good monday morning. january 7th. the first monday of 2019. >> most of you won't have to leave with a rain jacket this morning. there are scattered showers that are happening. mike, we're not done with the weather just yet this week. >> no, not at all. we have a lull today and wednesday. the other days, chances of rain. some of them are looking pretty healthy with up to a half inch of rain. we'll get to that in a minute. i haven't seen ground -- there may be scattered light showers. it's mainly dry and humid this morning and mild. mid-40s to 50 degrees at 7:00. patchy fog will form. look at the temperatures at noon and into the afternoon. now it's mid and upper 50s each with a lack of sunshine because of the mild air mass. even at 7:00 this evening, mostly cloudy and still where the highs are normally, mid to upper 50s. we'll talk about that rain next. how about what the rain did to the roads, alexis.